Ch – 3 After Twenty Years

(READ THIS NOTE BEFORE STARTING YOUR WORK:- Fill up the index for each
assignment. Side Margins should have been drawn with a black pencil by now.
The first assignment for this chapter in your copy must be of the sketch of the
author. Remember each Ex of this chapter must begin from a new page. Leave
a line after the heading, subheading (if any), question of the Ex, question &
answer, context etc. ( E.g. as shown in form of dotted lines, follow it for the
entire assignment. Use a blue point pen only. Write in legible handwriting.
Must write the questions and the context too from the book.)
Ex A.
Q 1.
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Ans 1. The vicinity was one that kept early hours. Most of the doors belonged
to business places that were closed long time back. Only a few shops, like cigar
stores or all-night lunch counters, were still open.
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Q 2.
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Ans 2. The man wanted to assure the policeman that he was not a thief or a
burglar, but a harmless man.
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Q3.
Ans 3. Bob says that life in the West is very busy and hectic as compared with
that in New York. One has to compete with very sharp people, which makes
one smarter. Also there is a lot of money in the West.

Ans 4. The patrolman recognized Bob when Bob struck a match to light his
cigar. He did not reveal who he was because he saw that Bob was a criminal,
wanted by Chicago police.
Ans 5. Bob wanted to get rich quick, and knew that the West offered a lot of
opportunities to do so. He could go to any extremes to make money. He was a
good friend, though very proud of himself and his achievements.
(NOTE:- Ex B – Begin writing from the next new page. Fill up the index too)
Ex B. Reference to the context
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1.
Q a.
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Ans a. Bob says this to the patrolman.

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Q b.
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Ans b. That he had come to keep an appointment made twenty years ago.
Q c.
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Ans c. To assure that he was not a thief but an ordinary law-abiding man.
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Q d.
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Ans d. He said that there used to be a restaurant where they stood now, and
he and his friend Jimmy Wells had dined there twenty years ago, and agreed
to meet at the same place same time twenty years later.
2.
Ans a. The plainclothesman says this to Bob.
Ans b. He means the good time. Bob has been recognised as a criminal and will
be arrested soon. His good time is over.
Ans c. They might have had dinner at the same restaurant, but things have
changed now. The restaurant has been closed and Bob will be arrested soon.
(NOTE :- Ex C – from the next new page. Fill up the index too. Remember
leaving lines after each Q/Statement and its Ans)
Ex C.
Ans 1. patrolman, guardian of peace, a tall man in a long overcoat, the new
arrival.
Ans 2. Jimmy Wells has been aptly called a plodder as he is an easy going man,
contented and satisfied with what life has offered him.
Ans 3. In New York one goes into a shell, as one does not get a lot of
opportunities to blossom and prosper. The West, however, makes a man
smarter and more competent, as he has to compete with the best.
Ans 4. the earth, motherland
Ans 5. a. hurried dismally
b. uncertain puffs
(c to I – do on your own)
Ans 6. Make Sentences of your own with the following phrases. (Do it on your
own. Must underline the phrase with a pencil/pen.)
(NOTE: - Do not frame Direct Speech Sentences. Do not write
Quotes/quotations. Avoid beginning the sentences with pronouns.)